Curtain construction



Ap 1947- E. LEPOW 2,419,407

I CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Fild Sept. 24; 1945 INVENTOR. 50/7420 ZEPOW- BY vm u Jvaemsr Patented Apr. 22, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Edward Lepow,'New York, N. Y., assignor toHome Curtain Corporation, Far Rockaway, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 24, 1945, Serial No. 618,368

( Cl. LEG- 330") Claims. .1

This invention relates generally to curtains and more particularly to a novel and useful cu tain panel construction of curtains of the valanced or tie back type.

Where curtains of the tie back or valanced type are used on relatively wide window openings, it has been customary to use a correspondingly wide curtain panel. This has several disadvantages. First, the excess amount of cloth required raises the total cost of the curtain. Second, the excess material produces, when the curtain is tied back, an excessive bunchiness in the area of the tie back. Third, the exces material reduces the light transmitting characteristics of the curtain. And, fourth, the excess material adds to the effort of cleaning, stretching and hanging.

It is therefore among the objects of the present invention to provide curtain structure whereby the foregoing disadvantages are considerably curtailed.

Another object herein lies in the provision of window curtain structure adapted for use on rel atively wide windows wherein substantially no more material is required or used than is used in curtains on the smaller window sizes.

Another object herein lies in the provision of a novel and useful curtain structure which presents a highly pleasing appearance. A feature of the present invention lies in the fact that the curtain is of simple construction which may be made in large quantity at relatively low cost. These objects and other incidental ends and advantages will more fully be made in the progress of this disclosure and be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a cloth blank showing the first step in the method of making the present curtain construction.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view showing the main body panel of the central and lateral valance panel after the latter has been severed from the blank of Figure 1 and preparatory to the integration of these parts.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a curtain showing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view showing the curtain of Figure 3 in a gathered condition thereof as hung.

In accordance with the invention the curtain II] is produced by taking a blank H of any suitable curtain fabric and of an oblong or rectangular shape having the blank top edge l2, the blank bottom edge 13, a blank outer side edge l4 and a blank inner side edge I5.

The blank H is next severed along a diagonal line it, and this line extends from the point I'I which is the corner or the point of intersection of the edges l3 and I4 upwardly toward the inner side edge if: at an angle I3. The angle I8 is preferably acute but the same may be varied to produce different decorative effects in the finished curtain as will more fully appear hereinbelow. After the out has been made along the line of severance t6 the blank II becomes divided into the body panel blank l9 and the valance blank 26. The parts now appear as seen in Figure 2. The body panel blank t9 has a lower edge lea, while the valance blank 20 has a lower edge I611. The relatively inner edge of the blank I9 is formed from the edge l5 and is indicated by reference character I511. The vertical edge of the blank 20 is formed from the lower portion of the edge l5 and is indicated by reference character [51).

The parts are placed in juxtaposition generally as shown in Figure 2 and are then moved towards each other so that the edges i511 and !5b are in abutment. In this position the edges l5a and #51) are connected by any suitable stitching. It is desirable that this connection or seam 25 be of an inconspicuous character so that when the curtain is hung it may be concealed or made less noticeable by the foldings or gathers of the material of which the curtain is composed. With the edges I51; and l5b connected the curtain I0 is formed, the same requiring only the addition of a suitable rod channel structure 26 to produce the finished curtain. As such rod channel structure is Well known in the art to which the present invention relates the same is not shown in detail. While I have shown the edges l2, I3, I61), 15a, 16 and It as being relatively plain where desired such edges may have any other desired decorative treatment such as hemming, or the addition of pleats, fringes, ruffles, or the like.

When the angle 18 is of the degree shown, a portion of the edge 15a will be vertically disposed when the curtain It! is in a planar condition. When the curtain is hung, however, a certain amount of gathering of the material takes place along the rod passage 28 and therebelow. Furthermore a tie-back 27 causes additional gathering in the lower portion of the curtain so that the angle formed by the intersection of the edge 16b with the edge [5a becomes increased and in the finished hung curtain, relatively unnoticeable.

It may be seen that by increasing the angle "3 the general slant of the inner or angular edge of the curtain generally indicated by reference character 30 or Figure 4 may be adjusted or varied. The greater the angle IS the shorter will be the exposed edge I50; and conversely the more acute the angle l8 the longer the edge l5a will become. I have found the angle for the cut l6 as shown on the drawings to be a desirable one which produces a pleasing effect in the finished curtain as hung.

By virtue of the fact that after severance from the original blank II, the valance blank 20 is rotated through 180 before it is connected to the body panel blank l9, when the blank H is composed of plain material or a pattern having longitudinally directed motifs which are uniform in either direction, the finished curtain gives the general appearance of being formed from a much wider piece of material than is actually the case.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. Curtain construction comprising: a body panel blank having a substantially horizontal top edge; an angularly disposed bottom edge; and a pair of vertical edges which are unequal in length; and a valance blank shorter in length than the shortest of said vertical edges of the body panel blank and secured thereto.

2. Curtain construction comprising: a body panel blank having a substantially horizontal top edge, an angularly disposed bottom edge, and

a pair of vertical edges which are unequal in length; and a valance blank triangular in shape and secured along one of its edges to the shorter of the two vertical edges of the body panel blank.

3. Curtain construction comprising: a body panel blank composed of planar material and having a substantially horizontal top edge, an angularly disposed bottom edge, and a pair of spaced and parallel side vertical edges, one of which is shorter than the other; and a valance blank having three edges, one of which is shorter than the others; said shortest edge on the valance blank being secured to the shorter side edge of the body panel blank.

4. A curtain comprising a generally rectangular blank of planar material, said rectangular blank being severed in two parts along a diagonal line, one of said parts being smaller than the other; said smaller part forming a valance blank and being secured to the shorter of the two side edges of the rectangular blank formed as a resultof said severance.

5. A curtain comprising: a body panel blank having the shape of a, right trapezoid; and a valance blank having the shape of a right triangle; said blanks being interconnected.

EDWARD LEPOW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:-

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,331,828 Ernst Oct. 12, 1943 2,329,462 Friedberg Sept. 14, 1943 

